Wis. judge extends restraining order on union law

Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) answers questions from the media after reading to Anna Greenman's third grade class at Hope Christian school Prima in Milwaukee, Thursday, March 31, 2011.

Darren Hauck, Associated Press

Summary

A Wisconsin judge says she's keeping in place her restraining order preventing a law stripping most public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights from going into effect while she considers whether the state open meetings law was broken in the process of passing the law.

Madison, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge says she's keeping in place her restraining order preventing a law stripping most public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights from going into effect while she considers whether the state open meetings law was broken in the process of passing the law.

Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi took testimony on the issue Friday but did not make a decision on the open meetings law question.

Sumi dealt the law's supporters a blow Thursday by ruling that it had not gone into effect last week as Republicans claimed, and her decision Friday was another setback for them. Gov. Scott Walker's administration had been working to implement the law.